Moving to Bethesda or Kensington

[Anonymous]

Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

North Chevy Chase ES is exactly what you are looking for. Wonderful school/community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

North Chevy Chase ES is exactly what you are looking for. Wonderful school/community.

+1 NCCES is wonderful and goes from 3-5. For K-2 it’s Rosemary Hills where my kid also had a great experience (a while ago, though - she’s at B-CC now.) Good luck!

[Anonymous]

We really liked Rosemary Hills-- I think it's great to have a school just focused on k-2 and the parent community is really involved, but I think class size for k-2 is probably going to be on the larger size of the spectrum?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

This is moco. There are NO small class sizes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

This is moco. There are NO small class sizes.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really liked Rosemary Hills-- I think it's great to have a school just focused on k-2 and the parent community is really involved, but I think class size for k-2 is probably going to be on the larger size of the spectrum?

The RHES principal is awful. I wish we had bought elsewhere to avoid the school.

[Anonymous]

We are at Kensington Parkwood and very happy our son’s teacher last year was AA and so is the principal who is awesome btw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are at Kensington Parkwood and very happy our son’s teacher last year was AA and so is the principal who is awesome btw.

KP has gone downhill in the last 5-6 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

This is moco. There are NO small class sizes.

Yes there are, just not in Bethesda. You can find smaller class sizes at Focus schools. The closest ones would be Rock Creek Forest, Flora Singer, And Oakland Terrace. These schools also have more diverse student populations. Oakland Terrace has one of the two-way language immersion programs, which is very popular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

This is moco. There are NO small class sizes.

Our focus school in TKPK has ES classes that range from 16 to 18

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

This is moco. There are NO small class sizes.

Yes there are, just not in Bethesda. You can find smaller class sizes at Focus schools. The closest ones would be Rock Creek Forest, Flora Singer, And Oakland Terrace. These schools also have more diverse student populations. Oakland Terrace has one of the two-way language immersion programs, which is very popular.

Plus one! We loved OTES! Great school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

I suggest 20910 because you want to follow up ES with a positive MS experience. Look at ESS for small class sizes and strong teachers who reflect your son. Then TPMS which is inclusive with strong teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

I suggest 20910 because you want to follow up ES with a positive MS experience. Look at ESS for small class sizes and strong teachers who reflect your son. Then TPMS which is inclusive with strong teachers.

Is that zoned for Einstein?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone share excellent elementary schools-- small class sizes and strong teachers for an African American child. We want teachers who will reflect our child. Also if there are other forums that speak to this, please share.

Thanks!

I suggest 20910 because you want to follow up ES with a positive MS experience. Look at ESS for small class sizes and strong teachers who reflect your son. Then TPMS which is inclusive with strong teachers.

Is that zoned for Einstein?

TPMS and then Blair